diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
index 7e0283d54..e9f924073 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyListFragment.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.Adapter;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.ListAdapter;
+import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -58,9 +59,11 @@ public class NearbyListFragment extends ListFragment {
         ViewGroup root = (ViewGroup) view.getRootView();
         root.addView(progressBar);
 */
+        final ListView listview = (ListView) view.findViewById(R.id.listview);
 
         mAdapter = new NearbyAdapter(getActivity(), places);
-        setListAdapter(mAdapter);
+        //setListAdapter(mAdapter);
+        listview.setAdapter(mAdapter);
 
         return view;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_nearby.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_nearby.xml
index 228c8f8db..2dfa8d999 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_nearby.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_nearby.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:id="@android:id/list"
-    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-     />
\ No newline at end of file
+<LinearLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+    <ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:id="@+id/listview"
+        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+        android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
+    
+</LinearLayout>